Milan HarrisFeb 7, 20191 min readOn Religion, Love, & Other Things That Don’t Make SenseI’ve come bearing gifts. Wine in one hand, My soul in the other, I’ve come to offer myself up to you. I’ve bathed in holy waters,...
Milan HarrisDec 1, 20181 min readMoonlight BluesWhen we swayin' on the dance floor, hair free and hips wide, I feel you on my waist. Soft but commandin'. When we playin' in naps and...
Milan HarrisDec 1, 20181 min readSacrilege On warm nights I often think of the feel of you. I twirl the taste of you with my tongue. Let the memory of your touch Caress the small...
Milan HarrisDec 1, 20181 min readA Girl Is Not A WomanThe scent came before the sight. Metallic. Hot. Unavoidable. She imagined it was the scent of war. When her thick blood painted the...
Milan HarrisDec 1, 20181 min readThe First“You’ll remember the first time forever.” The words cascade off your mother’s lips gracefully and fall into your ears. Forever. You...
Milan HarrisDec 1, 20181 min readIn the Year of our LoveIn summer I am fire. I am passion. And pain. And the feel of your fingertips on the crown of my head. I breathe into you—out of you—...
Milan HarrisDec 1, 20181 min readWash DayOn warm Sundays we dress and undress Ourselves for Service. We make a church out of our bathroom, Turn sinks into altars, Oil into...